Wilkerson qualifies for CIF prelims

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May 10, 2017 at 11:07 AMMay 10, 2017 at 11:07 AM

Peter Day Staff Writer @peterdaynews

LUCERNE VALLEY — Lucerne Valley High School sprinter Willie Wilkerson qualified to compete in the C.I.F. track and field prelims after taking third place in the Cross Valley League Finals last Friday at Riverside Prep High School.

Wilkerson ran a time of 17.73 seconds. He also placed 3rd in the 200 meters with a time of 24.17 and 6th place in the 100 with a time of 12.00 seconds.

“All of our runners improved,” said head coach Guillermo Betancourt.

Other Mustang sprinters competing in the finals included Jesse Perez who took 16th place in the 100 with a time of 12.78, David Cummings, 20th in the 100 meters in 13.71, and Jose Alba, who ran a time of 25.25 seconds in the 200 for 13th place.

Alba also scored high in the 400 meter run by placing in 5th with a time of 54.94.

In the girls division, Ashley McClain ran a time of 51.75 seconds for 4th place in the 300 meter hurdles. She also took 9th place in the 200 with a time of 30.06 and ran a time of 13.98 seconds to take another 4th place in the 100 meters.

In the middle distances, Kevin Alverez had an outstanding showing in the 1600 meters with a time of 5 minutes, 35 seconds for 7th place. Showing his range, Perez also took 6th place in the 800 with a time of 2:31.20 and 8th place in the 3200 with a time of 12:58.84.

In field events, Joe Ramos had two top five finishes. They were a 2nd place in the discus with a distance of 98 feet and a 5th in the shot put with a throw of 35 feet, 8 inches. Anthony Quinones long jumped 18 feet, 2 inches for 9th place in the long jump and Matthew Redding jumped a height of 5 feet, 2 inches for six place in the high jump.

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